Poem-a-Day
Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1951
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
1952
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
1953
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
1954
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1955
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1956
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1957
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1958
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1959
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
1960
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
1961
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
1962
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
1963
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
1964
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
1965
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1966
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1967
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1968
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1969
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1970
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1971
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1972
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1973
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1974
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1975
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min